Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Waiting on Wednesday: The Archived by Victoria Schwab

Helllllooooo and happy hunger games, errr Waiting on Wednesday. This week I am "waiting on" The Archived by Victoria Schwab. I heard her talk about this book recently (and all the creepy things she ended up googling about dead bodies to write it. SAY WHAT). It sounds creepy, and as a historian I am fascinated/repulsed by the idea of a library of bodies. Sadly, we have to wait until 2013 for this.

The Archived
Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.  


Each body has a story to tell, a life seen in pictures that only Librarians can read. The dead are called Histories, and the vast realm in which they rest is the Archive.

Da first brought Mackenzie Bishop here four years ago, when she was twelve years old, frightened but determined to prove herself. Now Da is dead, and Mac has grown into what he once was, a ruthless Keeper, tasked with stopping often-violent Histories from waking up and getting out. Because of her job, she lies to the people she loves, and she knows fear for what it is: a useful tool for staying alive. 

Being a Keeper isn't just dangerous—it's a constant reminder of those Mac has lost. Da's death was hard enough, but now her little brother is gone too. Mac starts to wonder about the boundary between living and dying, sleeping and waking. In the Archive, the dead must never be disturbed. And yet, someone is deliberately altering Histories, erasing essential chapters. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive itself might crumble and fall. 

In this haunting, richly imagined novel, Victoria Schwab reveals the thin lines between past and present, love and pain, trust and deceit, unbearable loss and hard-won redemption. (Good Reads).


A cheers of our whiskey sour to Jill at Breaking the Spine for hosting this weekly meme to showcase upcoming publications! What is your WoW?

7 comments:

  1. I. AM. DYING. for The Archived. LEGIT. Fabulous choice. And fabulous blog name!

    Tara @ Hobbitsies

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  2. Heck yes, I agree with this pick! I looooveee V and her writing. I hope you ladies follow her on Twitter, because if you don't, YOU'RE MISSING OUT. Thanks for sharing!

    Feel free to check out my WoW here.

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  3. Lots of people showcasing The Archived this week! I'm super excited for it, as well. That premise is so unique and I'm dying to get my hands on this story! Great pick!

    Thanks for sharing & for stopping by my WoW post. Happy Wednesday! :D

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  4. waahh...sounds creepy and dark and great :) Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Wooaah, sounds amazing, can't wait to read it :D **New Follower** via GFC, would luv a follow back on bookishtimes.blogspot.co.uk

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  6. Wow, this sounds different than what I would normally read! Sounds really awesome!! I think I'll have to add this one to my TBR list! :)

    Lisa @ Lost in Literature
    My WoW

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  7. Great choice!!

    Love the blog! I followed on GFC.

    my WOW

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